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    Christopher Dvorak

    TitleAssistant Professor of Clinical
    SchoolUCSF School of Medicine
    DepartmentPediatrics
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    Phone415-476-2188

       Overview 
       Overview
      My Research Interests are divided into 3 areas of focus:

      1. Supportive Care (especially Invasive Fungal Infections) following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
      2. Transplantation for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
      3. Transplantation for Rare Leukemias (JMML and APL)

       Interests
      Supportive Care (especially Invasive Fungal Infections) following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Transplantation for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, Transplantation for Rare Leukemias (JMML and APL)


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      1. Grupp SA, Dvorak CC, Nieder ML, Levine JE, Wall DA, Langholz B, Pulsipher MA. Children's Oncology Group's 2013 blueprint for research: Stem cell transplantation. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2013 Jun; 60(6):1044-7.
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      2. Steinbach WJ, Roilides E, Berman D, Hoffman JA, Groll AH, Bin-Hussain I, Palazzi DL, Castagnola E, Halasa N, Velegraki A, Dvorak CC, Charkabarti A, Sung L, Danziger-Isakov L, Lachenauer C, Arrieta A, Knapp K, Abzug MJ, Ziebold C, Lehrnbecher T, Klingspor L, Warris A, Leckerman K, Martling T, Walsh TJ, Benjamin DK, Zaoutis TE. Results from a prospective, international, epidemiologic study of invasive candidiasis in children and neonates. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2012 Dec; 31(12):1252-7.
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      3. Dvorak CC, Gilman AL, Horn B, Oon CY, Dunn EA, Baxter-Lowe LA, Cowan MJ. Haploidentical related-donor hematopoietic cell transplantation in children using megadoses of CliniMACs-selected CD34(+) cells and a fixed CD3(+) dose. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2013 Apr; 48(4):508-13.
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      4. Engelhardt KR, Shah N, Faizura-Yeop I, Kocacik Uygun DF, Frede N, Muise AM, Shteyer E, Filiz S, Chee R, Elawad M, Hartmann B, Arkwright PD, Dvorak C, Klein C, Puck JM, Grimbacher B, Glocker EO. Clinical outcome in IL-10- and IL-10 receptor-deficient patients with or without hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2013 Mar; 131(3):825-830.e9.
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      5. Law J, Cowan MJ, Dvorak CC, Musick L, Long-Boyle JR, Baxter-Lowe LA, Horn B. Busulfan, Fludarabine, and Alemtuzumab As a Reduced Toxicity Regimen for Children with Malignant and Nonmalignant Diseases Improves Engraftment and Graft-versus-Host Disease without Delaying Immune Reconstitution. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2012 Nov; 18(11):1656-63.
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      6. Veys P, Wynn RF, Ahn KW, Samarasinghe S, He W, Bonney D, Craddock J, Cornish J, Davies SM, Dvorak CC, Duerst RE, Gross TG, Kapoor N, Kitko C, Krance RA, Leung W, Lewis VA, Steward C, Wagner JE, Carpenter PA, Eapen M. Impact of immune modulation with in vivo T-cell depletion and myleoablative total body irradiation conditioning on outcomes after unrelated donor transplantation for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Blood. 2012 Jun 21; 119(25):6155-61.
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      7. Mehling WE, Lown EA, Dvorak CC, Cowan MJ, Horn BN, Dunn EA, Acree M, Abrams DI, Hecht FM. Hematopoietic cell transplant and use of massage for improved symptom management: results from a pilot randomized control trial. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2012; 2012:450150.
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      8. Pulsipher MA, Skinner R, McDonald GB, Hingorani S, Armenian SH, Cooke KR, Gracia C, Petryk A, Bhatia S, Bunin N, Nieder ML, Dvorak CC, Sung L, Sanders JE, Kurtzberg J, Baker KS. National Cancer Institute, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute/Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation Consortium First International Consensus Conference on late effects after pediatric hematopoietic cell transplantation: the need for pediatric-specific long-term follow-up guidelines. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2012 Mar; 18(3):334-47.
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      9. Dvorak CC, Bollard CM, El-Bietar J, Filipovich A. Complications of transplant for nonmalignant disorders: autoimmune cytopenias, opportunistic infections, and PTLD. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2012 Jan; 18(1 Suppl):S101-10.
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      10. Alexander S, Nieder M, Zerr DM, Fisher BT, Dvorak CC, Sung L. Prevention of bacterial infection in pediatric oncology: what do we know, what can we learn? Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2012 Jul 15; 59(1):16-20.
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      11. Dvorak CC, Fisher BT, Sung L, Steinbach WJ, Nieder M, Alexander S, Zaoutis TE. Antifungal prophylaxis in pediatric hematology/oncology: new choices & new data. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2012 Jul 15; 59(1):21-6.
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      12. Fisher BT, Alexander S, Dvorak CC, Zaoutis TE, Zerr DM, Sung L. Epidemiology and potential preventative measures for viral infections in children with malignancy and those undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2012 Jul 15; 59(1):11-5.
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      13. Dvorak CC, Gracia CR, Sanders JE, Cheng EY, Baker KS, Pulsipher MA, Petryk A. NCI, NHLBI/PBMTC first international conference on late effects after pediatric hematopoietic cell transplantation: endocrine challenges-thyroid dysfunction, growth impairment, bone health, & reproductive risks. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2011 Dec; 17(12):1725-38.
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      14. Baker KS, Bhatia S, Bunin N, Nieder M, Dvorak CC, Sung L, Sanders JE, Kurtzberg J, Pulsipher MA. NCI, NHLBI first international consensus conference on late effects after pediatric hematopoietic cell transplantation: state of the science, future directions. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2011 Oct; 17(10):1424-7.
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      15. Nemecek ER, Ellis K, He W, Bunin NJ, Bajwa RS, Cheerva A, Cairo MS, Dvorak C, Duval M, Davies S, Eapen M, Gross TG, Hussein AA, MacMillan ML, Mehta PA, Pulsipher MA, Seber A, Woolfrey AE, Frangoul HA, Carpenter PA. Outcome of myeloablative conditioning and unrelated donor hematopoietic cell transplantation for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in third remission. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2011 Dec; 17(12):1833-40.
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      16. Pereira S, Vayntrub T, Hiraki DD, Cherry AM, Arai S, Dvorak CC, Grumet FC. Short tandem repeat and human leukocyte antigen mutations or losses confound engraftment and typing analysis in hematopoietic stem cell transplants. Hum Immunol. 2011 Jun; 72(6):503-9.
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      17. Hogeling M, Nakano T, Dvorak CC, Maguiness S, Frieden IJ. Severe neonatal congenital erythropoietic porphyria. Pediatr Dermatol. 2011 Jul-Aug; 28(4):416-20.
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      18. Kussmaul SC, Horn BN, Dvorak CC, Abramovitz L, Cowan MJ, Weintrub PS. Safety of the live, attenuated varicella vaccine in pediatric recipients of hematopoietic SCTs. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2010 Nov; 45(11):1602-6.
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      19. Dvorak CC, Cowan MJ. Radiosensitive severe combined immunodeficiency disease. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2010 Feb; 30(1):125-42.
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      20. Dvorak CC. The tortoise and the hare: slow and steady stem cells win the race. Leuk Res. 2010 May; 34(5):572-3.
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      21. Dvorak CC, Cowan MJ, Horn B, Weintrub PS. Development of herpes simplex virus stomatitis during receipt of cidofovir therapy. Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Oct 15; 49(8):e92-5.
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      22. Dvorak CC, Gilman AL, Horn B, Jaroscak J, Dunn EA, Baxter-Lowe LA, Cowan MJ. Clinical and immunologic outcomes following haplocompatible donor lymphocyte infusions. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2009 Dec; 44(12):805-12.
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      23. Dvorak CC, Gilman AL, Horn B, Cowan MJ. Primary graft failure after umbilical cord blood transplant rescued by parental haplocompatible stem cell transplantation. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2009 Apr; 31(4):300-3.
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      24. Gramatges MM, Dvorak CC, Regula DP, Enns GM, Weinberg K, Agarwal R. Pathological evidence of Wolman's disease following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation despite correction of lysosomal acid lipase activity. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2009 Oct; 44(7):449-50.
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      25. Dvorak CC, Wright NB, Wong WB, Kristovich KM, Matthews EW, Weinberg KI, Amylon MD, Agarwal R. Safety of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in children less than three years of age. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2008 Dec; 25(8):705-22.
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      26. Agarwal R, Dvorak CC, Stockerl-Goldstein KE, Johnston L, Srinivas S. High-dose chemotherapy followed by stem cell rescue for high-risk germ cell tumors: the Stanford experience. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2009 Apr; 43(7):547-52.
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      27. Dvorak CC, Hung GY, Horn B, Dunn E, Oon CY, Cowan MJ. Megadose CD34(+) cell grafts improve recovery of T cell engraftment but not B cell immunity in patients with severe combined immunodeficiency disease undergoing haplocompatible nonmyeloablative transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2008 Oct; 14(10):1125-33.
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      28. Dvorak CC, Agarwal R, Dahl GV, Gregory JJ, Feusner JH. Hematopoietic stem cell transplant for pediatric acute promyelocytic leukemia. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2008 Jul; 14(7):824-30.
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      29. Dvorak CC, Sandford A, Fong A, Cowan MJ, George TI, Lewis DB. Maternal T-cell engraftment associated with severe hemophagocytosis of the bone marrow in untreated X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2008 May; 30(5):396-400.
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      30. Burgos A, Zaoutis TE, Dvorak CC, Hoffman JA, Knapp KM, Nania JJ, Prasad P, Steinbach WJ. Pediatric invasive aspergillosis: a multicenter retrospective analysis of 139 contemporary cases. Pediatrics. 2008 May; 121(5):e1286-94.
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      31. Ozyurek E, Cowan MJ, Koerper MA, Baxter-Lowe LA, Dvorak CC, Horn BN. Increasing mixed chimerism and the risk of graft loss in children undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for non-malignant disorders. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2008 Jul; 42(2):83-91.
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      32. Sutherland SM, Hong DK, Balagtas J, Gutierrez K, Dvorak CC, Sarwal M. Liposomal amphotericin B associated with severe hyperphosphatemia. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2008 Jan; 27(1):77-9.
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      33. Dvorak CC, Cowan MJ. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for primary immunodeficiency disease. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2008 Jan; 41(2):119-26.
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      34. Dvorak CC, Sanders RP, Dahl GV, Donaldson SS, Razzouk BI. Reinduction of relapsed acute promyelocytic leukemia with ATRA and low dose antimetabolite-based chemotherapy. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2007 May; 48(5):582-5.
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      35. Berquist W, Dvorak CC. Optimizing care for GI disorders in children after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Gastrointest Endosc. 2006 Sep; 64(3):386-8.
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      36. Dvorak CC, Callard E, Agarwal R. Use of intravenous mycophenolate mofetil for graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis in an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipient with an allergic reaction to cyclosporine and tacrolimus. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2006 Aug; 38(3):253-4.
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      37. Dvorak CC, Steinbach WJ, Brown JM, Agarwal R. Risks and outcomes of invasive fungal infections in pediatric patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2005 Oct; 36(7):621-9.
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      38. Mayer ML, Konrad TR, Dvorak CC. Hospital resource utilization among patients with sickle cell disease. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2003 Feb; 14(1):122-35.
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